KENDALL KESSLER'S OIL PAINTING DIARY

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Living with Autism the sale of Color Blast and the sales of two glicees

As any parent of an autistic child knows, it isn't easy living with mental illness. My husband and I love our son and always will but some days are so hard when he is extremely difficult to communicate with. I wish someone would find a cure for this illness. I do not agree with people that think there is nothing wrong with autism and the only problem is that the rest of us view it as a disorder. It is a handicap and I doubt whether he will be able to successfully live on his own. I'm not asking for sympathy. It is just good sometimes to vent a little. He is a good person and he does the best he can with his lot in life and we will continue to assist him until we are no longer around to do so.

I am so glad I am an artist. Everyday I am excited about whatever time I have to work at my art. It is such a wonderful experience and I love making part of my living at my sales. I will never give up on making it my only job but for now all sales are great. Recently, I sold the original painting entitled "Color Blast". This past week two giclees of Pawley's Island were sold to a patron in South Carolina. My visitors have doubled in the last few months and I look forward to future sales but the most important thing is to paint which I will be doing tomorrow morning as soon as the dishes are done.

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In my artwork, I seek to celebrate life – the simple and spectacular images all around us. Art patrons admire my intense use of color and texture to enhance daily life and communicate my emotional reaction to beauty. My style is unique to me but has strong impressionistic and expressionistic components. I primarily create large low-level impasto oil paintings but I also work in pastels. I am fascinated by the interaction of light and color in this beautiful mountain region. My paintings, prints, and drawings have been seen in over seventy national, international, and local shows. I have won numerous awards, including awards from Dorothy Gillespie, May Stevens, Frank Webb and Daniel Greene. I have been in two group shows on Broadway and I am listed in the original Marquis’s Who’s Who of America, Who’s Who of American Women, and Who’s Who in the World. I have artwork in private collections in nineteen states, Washingon D.C.,Canada,Germany, and Australia. I taught in the Art Department at Radford University for twenty years. I am now a full-time professional artist. My work can be viewed at kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com,
towheehillstudio.etsy.com and on ebay classifieds.